The Telling, Colonialism and the Center
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We discuss one of science fiction's titans: Ursula K. Le Guin, in one of her slightly less read books: The Telling, offering a radical perspective on religion, colonialism and reason. Some themes: - Center-based vs. non-center-based epistemology - Decolonialism - Non-ideal anthropology - Multiple views on religion - Ways of life as resistance Audio on my (Yanai's) side is a bit rough due to a recording issue, sorry about that! For more information on Decolonialism I would, from my limited experience, recommend Serene Khader's "Decolonizing Universalism" and Vrinda Dalmiya's "Caring to Know" (tangentially related)
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